STARS Summer Camp Admissions
The 2023 Lottery Application Has Closed
STARS is exclusive to students in the Young Scholar's program, ages 8 to 11. Applications from eligible students are submitted to a lottery system.
Step 1: Eligibility
Review Essential Information
- Read the eligibility requirements to ensure you met the criteria
- Review tuition and fees for program costs and timeline for payments
- Look over the application section in the FAQs
- Read the Policies section in the Parent Resources page
Step 2: Submit the Application
Complete Online Application
Access the ONLINE APPLICATION (the 2023 lottery application has closed)
The application system is called CampInTouch. If your student has applied for or attended a Davidson Summer Program or the Young Scholar Summit since 2019, you already have an account. Please reset your password if needed, and do not create a new account.
The online application includes the following sections:
- Initial account setup or login
- Household information
- Student information
- Parent responses
- Student responses
- Acknowledgements and agreements
Submit a separate application for each child interested in attending. Our staff will review the information submitted in the application and follow up with any questions. Families will be contacted no later than February 2, 2023 to confirm that the applicant meets the eligibility criteria and thus moved into the lottery.
Step 3: Lottery
Lottery Notifications
The lottery process will be conducted after the application closes. Each applicant will be placed in STARS or the waitlist depending on available space. Siblings will be entered as individuals. A select number of spaces will be reserved for first-time attendees. We will contact families by February 3, 2023 to notify of their Young Scholar(s) lottery status.
If your Young Scholar(s) was placed in STARS, a deposit of $500 is due by February 10, 2023 for each student to reserve their place in the program. If you choose to not complete the deposit payment by that date, we will offer the space to the next person on the waitlist. For additional details on fees, see the tuition and fees page.
Waitlist
Once all initial placements have been secured with the deposit payment due on February 10, 2023, waitlisted applicants will be notified by email of any vacant spaces in the program as they become available in the weeks following.
"The best part of STARS for us as parents is knowing that she's in a safe, stimulating place with people that understand her."
Questions? Contact us at STARS@davidsongifted.org or call (775) 852-3483